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1 Efficiency Program Tier Product Description Commodity Futures Products >20k >40k >60k ZC CBOT Corn Futures & Spreads 150:1 100:1 50:1 ZS CBOT Soybean Futures & Spreads 165:1 110:1 55:1 ZW CBOT Chicago SRW Wheat Futures & Spreads 150:1 100:1 50:1 KE CBOT KC HRW Wheat Futures & Spreads 150:1 100:1 50:1 Commodity Options Products >20k >40k >60k OC CBOT Corn Options 300:1 200:1 100:1 SQ CBOT Soybean Options 300:1 200:1 100:1 OW CBOT Chicago SRW Wheat Options 300:1 200:1 100:1 Livestock Futures Products >20k >40k >60k GF CME Feeder Cattle Futures 180:1 120:1 60:1 LE CME Live Cattle Futures 60:1 40:1 20:1 HE CME Lean Hog Futures 75:1 50:1 25:1 Livestock Options Products >20k >40k >60k F0 CME Feeder Cattle Options 300:1 200:1 100:1 L0 CME Live Cattle Options 300:1 200:1 100:1 0H CME Lean Hog Options 300:1 200:1 100:1

2 Product Efficiency Program Tier Description Equity Futures Products >20k >40k >60k ES CME E-mini S&P 500 Futures & Spreads 30:1 20:1 10:1 ME CME E-mini S&P MidCap 400 Futures & Spreads 225:1 150:1 75:1 N1 CME Nikkei 225 (Yen) Futures & Spreads 180:1 120:1 60:1 NK CME Nikkei 225 (Dollar) Futures & Spreads 180:1 120:1 60:1 NQ CME E-mini NASDAQ-100 Futures & Spreads 60:1 40:1 20:1 YM CBOT E-mini Dow ($5) Futures & Spreads 90:1 60:1 30:1 Equity Options Products >20k >40k >60k EZ CME E-Mini S&P 500 Outright Options 300:1 200:1 100:1 EW CME E-Mini S&P 500 Weekly & Monthly Options 300:1 200:1 100:1 QZ CME E-Mini NASDAQ 100 Outright Options 300:1 200:1 100:1 NW CME E-Mini NASDAQ 100 Weekly & Monthly Options 300:1 200:1 100:1 C9 CBOT E-Mini Dow ($5) Outright Options 300:1 200:1 100:1 OL CBOT E-Mini Dow ($5) Weekly & Monthly Options 300:1 200:1 100:1

3 Product Efficiency Program Tier Description FX Futures Products >20k >40k >60k 6A CME Australian Dollar Futures & Spreads 75:1 50:1 25:1 6B CME British Pound Futures & Spreads 75:1 50:1 25:1 6C CME Canadian Dollar Futures & Spreads 60:1 40:1 20:1 6E CME Euro FX Futures & Spreads 90:1 60:1 30:1 6J CME Japanese Yen Futures & Spreads 75:1 50:1 25:1 6S CME Swiss Franc Futures & Spreads 105:1 70:1 35:1 FX Options Products >20k >40k >60k ZA,XA CME Australian Dollar Options (American & European Style) 300:1 200:1 100:1 XB,YB CME British Pound Options (American & European Style) 300:1 200:1 100:1 XD,CD CME Canadian Dollar Options (American & European Style) 300:1 200:1 100:1 XT,XE CME Euro FX Options (American & European Style) 300:1 200:1 100:1 XJ,QJ CME Japanese Yen Options (American & European Style) 300:1 200:1 100:1 XS,YS CME Swiss Franc Options (American & European Style) 300:1 200:1 100:1

4 Product Description Interest Rate Futures Products >20k >40k >60k GE CME Eurodollar Futures & Spreads 15:1 10:1 5:1 ZT CBOT 2-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures & Spreads 45:1 30:1 15:1 ZF CBOT 5-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures & Spreads 45:1 30:1 15:1 ZN CBOT 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures & Spreads 45:1 30:1 15:1 ZB CBOT 30-Year U.S. Treasury Bond Futures & Spreads 45:1 30:1 15:1 ZU CBOT 30-Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bond Futures & Spreads 75:1 50:1 25:1 Interest Rate Options Products >20k >40k >60k ZE CME Eurodollar Options 300:1 200:1 100:1 E0, E2, E3, E4, E5 Efficiency Program Tier CME Eurodollar Midcurve Options 300:1 200:1 100:1 N2 CBOT 2-Year U.S. Treasury Note Options 300:1 200:1 100:1 0N CBOT 5-Year U.S. Treasury Note Options 300:1 200:1 100:1 TE CBOT 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Options 300:1 200:1 100:1 UZ CBOT 30-Year U.S. Treasury Bond Options 300:1 200:1 100:1 UB CBOT 30-Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bond Options 300:1 200:1 100:1

5 Product Efficiency Program Tier Description Energy & Metals Futures Products >20k >40k >60k CL NYMEX Light Sweet Crude Oil (WTI) Futures & Spreads Heating Oil Futures & Spreads RBOB Futures & Spreads RBOB Heating Oil Spreads 120:1 80:1 40:1 Heating Oil Crack Spreads RBOB Crack Spreads NG NYMEX Natural Gas Futures & Spreads 90:1 60:1 30:1 OP NYMEX Brent Crude Oil Last Day Financial Futures & Spreads 180:1 120:1 60:1 GC COMEX Gold Futures & Spreads 90:1 60:1 30:1 SI COMEX Silver Futures & Spreads 120:1 80:1 40:1 HG COMEX Copper Futures & Spreads 195:1 130:1 65:1 Energy & Metals Options Products >20k >40k >60k LO NYMEX Crude Oil Options 300:1 200:1 100:1 OH NYMEX NY Harbor ULSD Options 300:1 200:1 100:1 OB NYMEX RBOB Gasoline Options 300:1 200:1 100:1 OT NYMEX Brent Crude Oil Options 300:1 200:1 100:1 ON NYMEX Natural Gas Options 300:1 200:1 100:1 LG NYMEX Natural Gas Euro Options 300:1 200:1 100:1 OG COMEX Gold Options 300:1 200:1 100:1 SO COMEX Silver Options 300:1 200:1 100:1 1U COMEX Copper Options 300:1 200:1 100:1 CME expects responsible, quality messaging from all market participants at all times. are established and announced each quarter, unless business circumstances for a particular product or product group require changes to be implemented more frequently.

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